creating a slide show with a drag and drop

what program? if you have flash, you can find tons of things that let you drag and drop

If you're using desktopx, I may have part of the answer:

1. Create 2 objects, "collect" & "display"
2. Set the height and width of the "display" object (e.g. 200 x 200)
3. Insert script below into the "collect" object


Sub Object_OnDropFiles(files)
desktopx.Object("display").states("").picture= files
End Sub


[[[ desktopx.Object("display").states("").picture= ]]]] --- That is how you set object pictures remotely.
(*Remember, that's states with an 's' on the end. It doesn't work without it.)

Well, I can't help you on the slide show part. I'm sure it has something to do with the enumeration of the files dropped and setting a timer but I can't figure it out.

Hope this helps.

would it not be akin to something like the picture frame widget? but with a remote drop container?

oh, you mean in dx

Give Tiggz's OMNI Slideshow a look.

Man, I gotta get off dial up... I'm so far behind.

Give Tiggz's OMNI Slideshow a look.

I thought you can't use any of Tiggz's scripts?

I think he wants you to ask before posting a widget?

I wasn't suggesting "using" a script without permisssion. Just pointing out that there existed a widget which had very similar functionality to what the original poster described.

Oh, okay.

This reminds me of a question I've always wondered about. Does anyone else get slightly discouraged when they get a good idea for a widget and then find a superior one that already exists? That kinda happened to me when I found out about Tiggz's OMNI Wallchanger-- but I went ahead, finished mine and submitted it. Not quite as pro as Tiggz's but, oh well.

Yes happens to me to but also the revers I see something and I get an idea for something else better

thanks sViz that gets me one step closer

No problem Hillbillyoct19. If I figure out anything else I'll let you know.